Genesis 13:10

Lot lifted up his eyes, and saw all the plain of the Jordan, that it was well-watered everywhere, before Yahweh destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, like the garden of Yahweh, like the land of Egypt, as you go to Zoar.

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WEBBE

Lot lifted up his eyes, and saw all the plain of the Jordan, that it was well-watered everywhere, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as you go to Zoar.

BSB

And Lot looked out and saw that the whole plain of the Jordan, all the way to Zoar, was well watered like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)

KJV

And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.

ASV

And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the Plain of the Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before Jehovah destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, like the garden of Jehovah, like the land of Egypt, as thou goest unto Zoar.

BBE

And Lot, lifting up his eyes and looking an the valley of Jordan, saw that it was well watered everywhere, before the Lord had sent destruction on Sodom and Gomorrah; it was like the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt, on the way to Zoar.

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וַיִּשָּׂא־ vai·yi·sa'- and he lifted up H5375 לוֹט lot Lot H3876 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 עֵינָיו 'ei·nav eyes his H5869 וַיַּרְא vai·yar' and he saw H7200 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 כָּל־ kol- all H3605 כִּכַּר ki·kar [the] valley of H3603 הַיַּרְדֵּן hai·yar·den the Jordan H3383 כִּי ki that H3588 כֻלָּהּ khu·lah all of it H3605 מַשְׁקֶה mash·keh [was] well-watered H4945 לִפְנֵי lif·nei (to) before H6440 שַׁחֵת sha·chet destroyed H7843 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 סְדֹם se·dom Sodom H5467 וְאֶת־ ve·'et and (marks the object) H853 עֲמֹרָה 'a·mo·rah Gomorrah H6017 כְּגַן־ ke·gan- like [the] garden of H1588 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 כְּאֶרֶץ ke·'e·retz like [the] land of H776 מִצְרַיִם mitz·ra·yim Egypt H4714 בֹּאֲכָה bo·'a·khah going you H935 צֹעַר tzo·'ar Zoar H6820

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 10–13

Abram having offered Lot the choice, he at once accepted it. Passion and selfishness make men rude. Lot looked to the goodness of the land; therefore he doubted not that in such a fruitful soil he should certainly thrive. But what came of it? Those who, in choosing relations, callings, dwellings, or settlements, are guided and governed by the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eye, or the pride of life, cannot expect God's presence or blessing. They are commonly disappointed even in that which they principally aim at. In all our choices this principle should rule, That is best for us, which is best for our souls. Lot little considered the badness of the inhabitants. The men of Sodom were impudent, daring sinners. This was the iniquity of Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness, Eze 16:49. God often gives great plenty to great sinners. It has often been the vexatious lot of good men to live among wicked neighbours; and it must be the more grievous, if, as Lot here, they have brought it upon themselves by a wrong choice.

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Cross-references

People & places

Lot Sodom Egypt Plain of Jordan Gomorrah Zoar

Topics

Covetousness Egypt Jordan Sodom Gomorrah Zoar

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.